Album cover. RCA Victor (APL1-1116)
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Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Say Forever You'll Be Mine RCA Victor (APL1-1116) August 18, 1975 Side A
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Recording
Only three tracks on the album resulted from new recording sessions. "Our Love", "If You Were Mine", and "Love to See Us Through" were recorded during an April 15, 1975 session at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. The seven others tracks included on the album date as far back as 1972. "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" is the oldest track included and was recorded during an August 21, 1972 session for the 1973 album We Found It. "I Have No Right to Care" and "How Can I (Help You Forgive Me)" were recorded during a February 12, 1973 session for the 1973 album Love and Music. Four tracks were recorded during sessions for the 1974 album Porter 'n' Dolly. "Something to Reach For" and "Again" were recorded on May 23, 1974, while "The Beginning" and "Life Rides the Train" were recorded the following day.
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August 21, 1972
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May 24, 1974
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Release and promotion
The album was released August 18, 1975, on LP, cassette, and 8-track.
Singles
"Say Forever You'll Be Mine" was released as the album's single on June 16, 1975. It debuted at number 75 on on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated July 12. It peaked at number five on the chart dated October 11, its fourteenth week on the chart. The single charted for 17 weeks. It peaked at number one in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.
Critical reception
In the issue dated August 30, 1975, Billboard published a review that said, "As always when the pair get together, a fine set of love songs giving each a chance to display their vocal wares separately as well as working in their general perfectly succinct harmony. Dolly is enjoying her strongest period of success as a solo yet and Wagoner is a consistent chart maker, yet together they always seem to rise to new heights. Material a bit more on the straight country side than their solo material, with the writing split as usual fairly evenly between the two. Production of Porter is excellent. Instrumentally, fiddle and guitar work in particular shines on this set."
Cashbox also published a review in their August 30 issue which said, "Running the gamut of most every phase of love, this Porter and Dolly LP includes "Something to Reach For", "If You Were Mine", "I Have No Right to Care", "The Beginning", "Our Love," "Again", "How Can I (Help You Forgive Me)", "Love to See Us Through", and of course the title song, which is also their current chart climbing single, "Say Forever You'll Be Mine". The sound is gentle and pure country, serving as a perfect foil for the cameo performance of these two great country artists."
AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars.
Cashbox also published a review in their August 30 issue which said, "Running the gamut of most every phase of love, this Porter and Dolly LP includes "Something to Reach For", "If You Were Mine", "I Have No Right to Care", "The Beginning", "Our Love," "Again", "How Can I (Help You Forgive Me)", "Love to See Us Through", and of course the title song, which is also their current chart climbing single, "Say Forever You'll Be Mine". The sound is gentle and pure country, serving as a perfect foil for the cameo performance of these two great country artists."
AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars.
Billboard review, August 30, 1975.
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Cashbox review, August 30, 1975.
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Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 31 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart dated September 13, 1975. It peaked at number six on the chart dated November 15, its tenth week on the chart. The album charted for 15 weeks.
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes and RCA recording session records.
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Reissues
The album was included in the 2014 box set Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967–1976. The album was released as a digital download on April 19, 2019. It was reissued by BGO Records in 2020 on a two CD set with We Found It, Porter 'n' Dolly, and Porter & Dolly.